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Matter of Goldstein

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 3, 1983
95 A.D.2d 461 (N.Y. App. Div. 1983)

Opinion

October 3, 1983

Francis F. Doran ( Louis J. Profera of counsel), for petitioner.

Kressel Rothlein, P.C. ( Stephen Kressel of counsel), for respondent.


The respondent was admitted to practice by the Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, on December 1, 1952. In this proceeding to discipline the respondent for professional misconduct, the petitioner moves to confirm the special referee's report.

The special referee sustained, inter alia, seven charges involving respondent's neglecting legal matters entrusted to him and two charges of failing to co-operate with the petitioner Grievance Committee in its investigation of certain complaints. The neglect charges include respondent's failure to prosecute matters resulting in their dismissal or their being time barred by the Statute of Limitations. The referee also sustained allegations of misconduct alleged in charges 9 and 10.

After reviewing all of the evidence, we are in agreement with the referee's sustaining the charges concerning the above-stated misconduct except as to charges 9 and 10. So much of the referee's findings as sustained those two charges are disaffirmed. Petitioner's motion to confirm the referee's report is granted in all other respects. Respondent is guilty of the misconduct set forth above.

In determining an appropriate measure of discipline to be imposed we have taken into consideration the mitigating circumstances advanced by respondent as well as the testimony of respondent's character witness. Accordingly, respondent should be, and hereby is, suspended from the practice of law for a period of three years commencing November 1, 1983 and until the further order of this court.

MOLLEN, P.J., DAMIANI, TITONE, MANGANO and GULOTTA, JJ., concur.


Summaries of

Matter of Goldstein

Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department
Oct 3, 1983
95 A.D.2d 461 (N.Y. App. Div. 1983)
Case details for

Matter of Goldstein

Case Details

Full title:In the Matter of CHARLES H. GOLDSTEIN, an Attorney, Respondent. GRIEVANCE…

Court:Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of New York, Second Department

Date published: Oct 3, 1983

Citations

95 A.D.2d 461 (N.Y. App. Div. 1983)
467 N.Y.S.2d 211